St. Hubert, Catholic church in Verlautenheide, Aachen, Germany.
St. Hubert is a Catholic church in Verlautenheide that features an open interior without columns dividing the main and side aisles. This design creates an unobstructed space that works well for worship and ceremonies.
A first chapel was built in Verlautenheide in 1766 and enlarged in 1780, when it became a parish church separate from St. Germanus in Haaren. The neo-Baroque extension was consecrated in November 1884. A phosphorus bomb destroyed that church in the Second World War; reconstruction began in 1949 with donations from residents, and the foundation stone of the new building was laid in April 1950 by auxiliary bishop Friedrich Hünermann. Tower and choir were added in 1953, and the church was completed in 1954.
The church is dedicated to Saint Hubertus of Liège, and the largest, deepest-toned bell, cast by Feldmann & Marschel of Westphalia, carries the note f and bears his name. The remaining bells are dedicated to Mary (note a), a third on h, and the Angelus bell on d. Since 2010 the parish has belonged to the parish community Christus unser Bruder, together with St. Martin and St. Germanus in Haaren.
The church stands in Verlautenheide, in the Haaren district of Aachen, not in the city centre. The main entrance faces the street; the interior is a single wide hall without pillars, so the whole nave is visible from the doorway. The organ, with 2363 pipes across three manuals and pedal, is played at services.
The organ, consecrated on 23 September 2018, was built by Orgelbau Fasen using parts and pipes from the organ of St. Elisabeth, profaned in 2016, and from the instrument Karl Bach installed in 1961. It has 34 sounding stops, 4 transmissions, 8 extensions and 2,363 pipes across three manuals and pedal.
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